Hollywood Portraits - Inspiration

I went through a lot of pictures and ideas today and I think I know where I am going with it. Seems like this upcoming week is going to be very busy. Good.

Cooltural Pick of the Week 9 - Arno Rafael Minkkinen

Something about his way of seeing human body gives me chills. It is somewhat Dali-like surreal yet very auteur and personal. See the website for more work from the artist. http://www.artnet.com/awc/arno-minkkinen.html

Cooltural Pick of the Week 9 - Taschen's Polaroid Book

Urban Outfitters sell The Polaroid Book which contains a selection of 254 pictures by 203 different authors. It is a decent selection for those who are looking for some ideas in instant photography. I liked the picture by Ton Huijbers the most, since his technique really puzzled me for a while. He does some impressive stuff with the light and exposure.

Cooltural Pick of the Week 8

I love the light on some of the faces in this video. Extremely addictive music, so watch on your own risk.

Evolution of the Thesis - Thursday's Assignment

Keight and the light

Cooltural Pick of the Week 7

Being here in Yosemite made me think of a photographer I met in Guatemala couple of years ago. His name is Sean Fitzgerald and what I really like about him is that he was brave enough to introduce a change into his life. READ his bio to learn more but also, you may want to read it just to see how you can start preparing your own bio. I thought it was one of the best informal bios I have ever read and I noticed that very often good photographers cannot write about themselves to save their lives.